Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: YUM stock price vs CAKE: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at CAKE's multiple
Needs CAKE P/E.
Implied fair value · at YUM's multiple
Needs YUM P/E.
Price unavailable
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Annual statements in reported currencies, with calculations and source evidence.
Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
Explore enterprise value and market valuation multiples in the valuation sections.
Trendline
11 period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
YUM! BRANDS, INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED · implied price per share
Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe YUM’s superior margin structure and return profile can sustain a premium multiple despite higher leverage, then hold or accumulate on weakness; if not, the current price looks rich versus CAKE-implied and DCF-based valuation support.
YUM’s current price of $148.08 is 21.8% above the P/E-based implied price of $115.79, indicating limited near-term valuation upside on that framework. However, the stock still sits within its historical band of $133.27 to $162.89, suggesting it is not far outside prior trading levels despite being above CAKE- and DCF-based estimates.
Supporting Metrics
